Proverbs 26:20-22

20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without gossip a quarrel dies down.

21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to a man’s inmost parts.

Cross References for Proverbs 26:20-22

Proverbs 25:23 - As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks. Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:23

Ephesians 4:31 - Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:31 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:31

Proverbs 6:19 - a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers. Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:19

Proverbs 22:10 - Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:10 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:10

James 3:6 - The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole p... Click to read the verse James 3:6 Click to read the verse James 3:6

Proverbs 16:28 - A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:28 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:28

Romans 1:29 - They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full... Click to read the verse Romans 1:29 Click to read the verse Romans 1:29

Psalms 41:7 - All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying, Click to read the verse Psalms 41:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 41:7

Proverbs 26:22 - The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts. Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:22